A dream night for the children in Geneva

A dream night for the children in Geneva
Football, song, sport, a gala evening and an auction. The programme will be rich in
celebrities on Saturday, 13 June 2009 in Geneva for the All Stars ‘09 event, which raises
money for children.
Montreux/Geneva (Switzerland). The cast will be impressive and Geneva is likely to
remember 13 June 2009 for many years to come. On that evening, at 7.15 p.m., the Stade
de Genève in La Praille will light up for the All Stars ’09 event.
This gala match will provide an opportunity for the general public to see stars of the beautiful
game, music, sport and cinema in action. Organised by Gama Sport & Events, this global
attraction will see two teams battle it out on behalf of two Foundations that work very actively
on behalf of children: the Figo Foundation and the G4 The Ultimate Dream Foundation. All
proceeds of the event will go to the two foundations.
“Many prestigious guests have already agreed to take part and will be in Geneva for the
event”, announced Gaetano Marotta. According to the Managing Director of Gama Sports &
Events, who is also the match organiser and President of the G4 Foundation, the following
stars have confirmed their involvement (see below for the list).
Four prestigious trainers will be taking part: on one side Carlos Queiroz and José Mourinho,
and on the other Fabio Capello and Giovanni Trapattoni.
“It is a great honour for me to be able to play in Geneva and do everything I can to raise
funds to bring happiness to children”, said Luis Figo, the Inter Milan player and President of
the Luis Figo Foundation, which has been organising the All Stars match for the past four
years.
Luis Figo has left a video message on the subject, which you can watch at
(www.gamasport.ch/allstars/html)
The match will close with the launch, by WHO in Geneva, of a new animated cartoon about
fighting tuberculosis featuring Figo.
Tickets (from 25 to 70 Swiss francs) will go on sale on the website www.resaplus.ch and his
points of sales. VIP seats and boxes are also available.
A gala evening with an auction of objects belonging to the players will be organised after the
match at the Intercontinental Hotel. Eric Valdieu, Vice-President of Christie’s Switzerland, will
be the auctioneer at this exceptional evening. Tables are still available for the meal.
A few more infos
Gama Sport & Events. Founded a decade ago, this Montreux-based company is directed by
Gaetano Marotta. It specialises in the organisation of events linked exclusively to football,
manages the careers of several players and also deals with sporting rights.
The Luis Figo Foundation. The Luís Figo Foundation is a non-profit foundation, established
in March 2003. Its main purpose is to implement and develop programmes and projects
regarding youth development. The Luís Figo Foundation takes action in areas such as
Health, Sports, Education and Welfare with the main goal of improving living conditions and
create development opportunities of children and youngsters in disadvantaged conditions.
The Foundation establishes partnerships with civil society organizations and government
related bodies in order to implement its projects and programmes. In addition, the
Foundation promotes some international and high profile events that work as fund-raising
opportunities to support the Foundation projects and programmes. Luís Figo is the founder
and face of the Foundation that bears his name
G4 The Ultimate Dream Foundation. Created on 1 March 2009 by Gaetano Marotta, it aims
to make the dreams of terminally ill children come true and promote the self esteem of those
who, due to the state of their health, are deprived of their full rights to life. The foundation’s
aim is thus to help these children to forget the difficulties of their daily lives for just a moment.
The G4 The Ultimate Dream Foundation works in close collaboration with relatives, doctors
and specialists, such as the Hôpital de l’Enfance and the Hôpital du CHUV (paediatric
department), both in Lausanne.
The Stop TB Partnership. The Stop TB Partnership, which Figo represents as a Stop TB
Ambassador, is an international health partnership whose secretariat is housed by the World
Health Organization in Geneva. The organization's goal is to eliminate tuberculosis -- a
disease that still takes the lives of nearly 5000 people every day, many of them children and
adolescents.
List of players invited
Team Figo
Riquelme Juan Roman, Shevchenko Andriy, Figo Luis, Guardiola Pep, Pachisora Luis
Enrique, Rivaldo, Kluivert Patrick, Cocu Philip, Sergi, Couto Fernando, Baia Vítor, Stankovic
Dejan, Costa Rui, De Bóer Frank, De Bóer, Ronald, Chivu Christian, Samuel Walter Adrian,
Zanetti Javier, Crespo Jorge, Hernan, Cruz Júlio Ricardo, Orlandoni Poalo, Toldo Francesco,
Córdoba Ivan, Amiro, Dida, Maldini Paolo, Emerson, Roberto Carlos, Romário, Pauleta
Pedro, Dimas Manuel, Cruz Oceano, Giggs Ryan, Berbatov Dimitar, Amor Guillermo, Hierro
Fernando, Butragueño Emílio, Gomes Passos, Pele, Vítor Hugo, Ferrer Albert, Nazário
Ronaldo, Raul, Materazzi Marco, Vieira Patrick, Ibrahimovic Zlatan, Eduardo, Fernandes
Daniel, Miguel, Ferreira Paulo, Carvalho Ricardo, Bosingwa José, Meira Fernando, Pepe,
Alves Bruno, Fonseca Rolando, Ribeiro (Maniche) Nuno, Souza (Deco) Anderson L.,
Sabrosa Simão, Tiago, Moutinho, João, Nani, Petit, Meireles Raul, Veloso Miguel, Ronaldo
Cristiano, Gomes Nuno, Quaresma Ricardo, Danny, Almeida Hugo, Postiga Helder, Amorim
Ruben, Martins Carlos, Ricardo (GK),Hagi Gica, Popescu Gica,Totti Francesco, Vieri
Christian, Panucci Christian, Cannavaro Fabio, Inzaghi Filippo, Davids Edgar, Beckham
David, Seedorf Clarence, Lahm Philipp, Ballack Michael, Queiroz Carlos, Peseiro José
Team G4
Nadal Rafael, Federer Roger, Wawrinka Stanislas, Schumacher Michael,, Alonso Fernando,
Rossi Valentino, Collins Phil, Ramazzotti Eros, Coldplay, Robby William, Solveig Martin,
Maradonna Diego Armando, Messi Lionel, Aimar Pablo, Di Maria Angel, Cambiaso Esteban,
Panucci Christian, Maldini Paolo, Totti Francesco, Del Piero Alessandro, Cassano Antonio,
Kahn Oliver, Podolsky Lukas, Beckham David, Platini Michel, Cantona Eric, Zidane
Zinedine, Henri Thierry, Ribery Frank, Karembeu Christian, Djorkaeff Youri, Barthez Fabien,
Benzema Karim, Ben Arfa Hatem, Gourcuff Yoann, Nedved Pavel, Da Silva, Roberto Carlos,
Trapattoni Giovanni, Capello Fabio